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Testimony
The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak; Ron Timm
In the beginning of 1997 as the senior engineer on the support contract to the Department of Energy, Headquarters, Office of Safeguards and Security I was selected as the lead analyst for a new quality assurance team. The purpose of the team was to evaluate the risk to the pub...
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Testimony
The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak; Matthew Zipoli
Let me start off by thanking everyone present for providing us time to present you with our views on Security Deficiencies plaguing our nation's Nuclear facilities, specifically Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL), and how these deficiencies can be remedied. I woul...
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Testimony
The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak; remarks by Constance Morella
"Govemment employees who have refused to put personal comfort and profit above public safety represent true public service and patriotism," said Congresswoman Morella. "By speaking the truth and refusing to be silenced, they have prevented the spread of sickness...
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The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak; Remarks by Rep. Edward Markey
As the Representative of the towns that the original Paul Revere rode through on his way to warn the Minutemen of Lexington and Concord of the impending British Invasion, I am pleased to join today in introducing the "Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act."
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The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak; Randy Robarge
Working as a radiation protection supervisor I had responsibilities for work performed in all of the hot areas of the plant. I knew that on the shores of Lake Michigan over 1100 metric tons of radioactive waste was stored in the spent fuel pool at plant Zion. I also knew the h...
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Testimony
The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak;
Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight "Today the public increasingly recognizes the role that whistleblowers play in protecting our nation. Rather than admit their failings, large institutions always seek to destroy the messenger, no matter ...
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Testimony
The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak; Statement of Congressman Steve Israel
Mr. Speaker, on the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere bravely went out into the Massachusetts night to warn his fellow patriots of a threat they faced. The tyranny of the time dictated that if caught, Paul Revere would be hanged; he rode that night knowing that if caught...
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Testimony
The Paul Revere Forum: National Security Whistleblowers Speak; Prepared Remarks of Senator Chuck Grassley
For nearly two decades, I have learned from, appreciated and honored whistleblowers. Throughout all my oversight investigations over the years, whistleblowers have been the key, whether it was uncovering $700 toilet seats at the Defense Department, bad science at the FBI crime...
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Testimony
Written Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian, for the National Ombudsman Hearing, Hosted by Congressman Jarrold Nadler on Environmental Testing and Cleanup at Ground Zero
A week after the September 11th attacks, Christine Todd Whitman of the EPA announced that the environment was safe around the World Trade Center site. Yet, tens of thousands of people who live and work near Ground Zero are now suffering from respiratory ailments, including tho...
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Testimony
Testimony of POGO’s Danielle Brian, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy Hearing on “Moving Forward with Services Acquisition Reform: A Legislative Approach to Utilizing Commercial Best Practices”
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to challenge the misconceptions held by those Members of the Subcommittee who believe that Acquisition Reform benefits more than just the private sector. The outline of the legislation before the Subcommittee, replete with notations fr...
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Testimony
Written Statement of Danielle Brian, Executive Director, before the Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services
For the past twenty years, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has worked with whistleblowers to expose waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. We always advise potential whistleblowers that the safest course in exposing wrongdoing is to make their evidence p...
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Testimony
Written Testimony of Danielle Brian, Royalty-in-Kind Provisions of the Energy Bill
Industry has claimed that royalty-in-kind programs will end disputes over the fees they owe for drilling oil and gas from federal and Indian lands. Under royalty-in-kind, companies pay in barrels of oil (or units of gas) rather than in dollars. The Department of Interior has c...